John Corcoran
John Corcoran
advertising coming exposed highly percent revenue
With 40 percent of revenue coming from advertising, Viacom is already highly exposed to advertising in general,
ad advertising company environment exposed highly leaves online revenue time
leaves the company highly exposed to ad revenue at a time when the online advertising environment is deteriorating.
bit hope luck position run top
Everything has to go your way. There has to be sometimes a little bit of luck, and sometimes the draw. There's a lot of factors, but we hope that we're in position to make a run and be in the top few.
across ad driver key space
The real key driver here is the weakening ad space across all fronts in 2001.
companies driving huge increase opportunity paying price relatively worker
Business-to-business is a huge opportunity for them. Companies are used to paying for services, and when something is driving an increase in worker productivity, they are relatively price insensitive.
break heads high signals subject swing
Basically, we have signals out there that are subject to high winds. They'll swing back and forth, up and down. The heads will break off and the wires will come down.
aol events opportunity
This was not a big surprise. The events of Sept. 11 give ( AOL ) the opportunity to make this announcement.
possible save
We did everything possible to save his life.
change company decided direction finally time
We decided finally that it's time to change things. I like the direction of the company right now, and he's responsible for part of it.
approval early likely next possibly thursday
I think we will likely get approval on Thursday and then approval by the FCC possibly by the end of the year, or possibly early next year.
attained goals throughout
I was just ecstatic. We've set a lot of goals throughout the years and this is one we've never attained in my 14 years of coaching,
far great kids order tennis win
Our kids had to play great tennis in order to win today, and so far I think they've done it.
certainly looking recession
If it's not a recession it's certainly looking and smelling like one.
We've got contractors that want to get out of town.